From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from apollo.csir.co.za (apollo.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B16A410C1F for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:21:33 -0400 (EDT) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Watermark: 1250695269.36811@STgETFQN8fI0VPUGIZ7T9Q Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n7CFL9LR022056 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:21:09 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n7CFOQRj001539 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:24:26 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id n7CFOQlV001532 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:24:26 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:24:26 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Testing a synthesizer In-Reply-To: <07DCC077-10DA-4264-B347-7EC69BB99CC4@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <3D8F4923-3BA6-4B43-B40E-3B7DD4205F35@gmail.com> <874osdduau.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87r5vhcdvb.fsf@onlinehome.de> <87my65cci3.fsf@onlinehome.de> <07DCC077-10DA-4264-B347-7EC69BB99CC4@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0rc1 (apollo.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]); Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:21:09 +0200 (SAST) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner-ID: n7CFL9LR022056 X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CSIR-MailScanner-SpamScore: s X-CSIR-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-Spam-Status: No X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:21:38 -0000 If you know the root password, the command: su - should ask you for the root password. note it is su space dash On Wed, 12 Aug 2009, james collins wrote: > I don't know if I am logged as a root user for some reason I don't think I am > tried to log in by just typing > > sudo > > but all I got back was usage for the sudo command. How would log in as root to > run the command you gave me? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Hermann wrote: > > >On 12.08.2009 at 16:37:18 james collins wrote: > > > > >Just tried it with TTY got the following > > > > > >-bash: /dev/ttyUSB0: Permission denied > > > > >Are you not logged in as root, or is this impossible on a Mac? > > > > >Can I type sudo before I give this command, and then when my computer > > >asks for my password give it and then for like 5 minutes I would have > > >permission to run this command? > > > > >Should work at least on a real Unix/Linux; but, again, I don't know > >anything about Macs. > >And there's one more thing you can do: > >Try whether the following command exists: > >lsusb > >of course with your usb2serial cable connected. > >Is it listed? Do you know the exact type of cable? > >Can you get sighted assistance for a while, to look in Mac's device > >manager whether this cable has been detected at all? > >Provided there's such a thing like a device manager on this machine. > >Hermann > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.